Planning application
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Roofing Windows or glazing Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a single storey rear extension, new fenestration and rooflights, window repairs and secondary glazing, roof replacement and insulation, internal wall insulation and damp treatment, erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence behind existing tree line on front boundary, and erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence on side and rear boundaries, located on line of existing boundary line (description amended 24/09/2025).
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01178
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01178
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Nicolas
- Parish
- Castle
- Postcode
- GU2 4DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/D/00062/1 Awaiting decision
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Discharge of condition 3 (detailed drawings of windows and doors) of Listed Building Consent 25/P...
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26/D/00065 Granted
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Discharge of condition 3 (arboricultural impact assessment method statement) of planning permission 25/P/01178, approved on 19/01/2026.
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26/D/00062 Split decision
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Discharge of condition 3 (windows/doors details), 4 (insulation details), 6 (lime mortar specification), 7 (stone masonry details), 9 (roof lanterns details), 10 (secondary glazing details) and 11 (solar panel details) of planning permission 25/P/01179, approved on 19/01/2026.
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25/P/01179 Granted
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Listed building consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension, new fenestration and rooflights, window repairs and secondary glazing, roof replacement and insulation, internal wall insulation and damp treatment, erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence behind existing tree line on front boundary, and erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence on side and rear boundaries, located on line of existing boundary line (description amended 24/09/2025).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2025
Received by Guildford
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28 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/D/00065 Granted
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Discharge of condition 3 (arboricultural impact assessment method statement) of planning permission 25/P/01178, approved on 19/01/2026.
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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Guildford granted permission on 4 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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